Although tickets for a “Black Mass” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma were sold out Sunday, less than half of the ticket holders showed up in light of hundreds of protesters outside of the grounds.

88 tickets were sold for a black mass at the Civic Center in Oklahoma City, while only 42 people showed up, according to KFOR. Hundreds of protesters, predominantly Catholic, prayed outside the Civic Center, preceded by a holy hour prayer service led by Archbishop Paul Coakley.

Coakley told the crowd on Sunday that the area had been targeted by “dark forces,” reports FoxNews.com:

“We know that Christ conquered Satan. The war has been won, Christ has conquered, though skirmishes will continue until Christ comes to reign forever.”

Adam Daniels, who led the so-called black mass, said one of the goals of the ceremony was to destroy the fear of the Catholic Church by mocking the items they use, according to News 9.

He told Tulsa World ahead of the ritual that he and members of his group worship the literal devil and refer to him by the Zoroastrian name, Angra Mainyu. He also told the publication that Satan means “adversarial king.”

“If you call chaos, freedom, and self-service evil, then I’m one wicked individual… I’m no more evil than a lion who eats a gazelle.”

Daniels was sued by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City for allegedly stealing consecrated hosts of the Body of Christ. Coakley contends Daniels stole the hosts, while Daniels says they were mailed to him by a priest in Turkey.

Ultimately, Daniels handed the hosts over to the Archdiocese in exchange for dropping the lawsuit. Catholics believe a consecrated host is the real Body of Christ.

News 9 reports several hundred were on hand for the peaceful protest, many even coming from out of state.